Tag: cancer

I have no brother. Those were the first words that came into my head this morning as sleep left my body. Mike had already got up to start on the morning routine. The children’s voices travelled up the stairs as they argued over who was having what cereal and who asked for their toast to… Read More

We agreed. We disagreed. We argued. We made up. We laughed. We cried. No matter what else we did, we always, always loved each other. On Tuesday, 15th November 2016, my only sibling lost his battle against leukaemia after fighting a year and a day. I will miss you, my baby brother. You have no… Read More

Last week I published a roundup explaining what we had been up to over the last few weeks. The roundup covered everything from a CCU stay, a hospital wedding arranged in four hours, lost teeth, car breakdowns, a bunch of lycra-clad young men running half naked around Richmond Park and a camping trip.… Read More

There is no doubt about it, this year has been an interesting one and one where nothing at all has gone to plan. Nothing at all. This time last year we had no idea that my only sibling, my brother Jimmy, would be diagnosed with leukamia. We had no idea at all either… Read More

When my father was diagnosed with lung cancer and brain metastasis on March 21st 2016, he asked the doctor breaking the news what the prognosis was for him. ‘Can I be honest?’ she asked him and he asked that she was. ‘If you were to ask me whether you had three years… Read More

Or as Ben better put it, see you later. All my love always, Your Girl xx Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on faves Buzz it up Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Share on technorati Tumblr it Tweet about it Buzz it… Read More